Articles tagged “gambling-addiction”

Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin filed separate lawsuits against prediction market Kalshi and sweepstakes casino operator VGW, citing gambling addiction harms.

Louisiana gave DraftKings a four-month permit instead of renewing its license, Ohio proposed a 48-hour marketing ban, and three lawmakers demanded VIP program data.

Tennessee's mental health department has made $3 million in competitive grants available for youth gambling prevention, half of it recurring funding.

A Rutgers survey of 1,677 young Americans found 52.5% gambled in the past year and 5.4% were high-risk problem gamblers, with risk concentrated at home.

Illinois regulators proposed rules that bring the state's roughly 50,000 video gambling terminals into the voluntary self-exclusion program, with ID checks at every voucher purchase.

Pennsylvania lawmakers launched a bipartisan problem gambling caucus and filed HB 2879 to ban microbets and VIP programs and fund treatment.

A CU Boulder study in Policy & Internet tied online gambling ad spending to rises in help-seeking searches and found ads pull some users back after a pause.

New Jersey codified rules requiring online gambling operators to flag at-risk players through behavioral triggers, review them, and escalate to live contact or account closure.

Philip Lee Sullivan, who directed Florida's 888-ADMIT-IT gambling helpline, was sentenced to 118.5 months for embezzling $1.4 million from a former employer.

New Jersey's Senate Judiciary Committee voted 11-0 to advance S597, replacing criminal charges for underage gambling with civil fines that pay for treatment.

A JAMA Psychiatry analysis of insurance claims found states that legalized online sports betting saw 5 to 7 percent rises in depression and anxiety treatment.

A NAADGS survey finds states budgeted $188 million for problem gambling services in FY2025, spent $145 million, and left $43 million unspent.

The National Council on Problem Gambling's executive director resigned after the nonprofit accepted $2 million from prediction market Kalshi, and donors left.

New York's Gaming Commission formally proposed two rules requiring sportsbooks to flag at-risk bettors and barring AI-customized bonuses and wagers.

Virginia's state-funded problem gambling network reported a 36% jump in demand in early 2026, with peer specialists fielding calls as casinos and sportsbooks grow.

Three of the nine prediction platforms ordered to stop serving Connecticut have shut down there, state officials said, as regulators press the remaining six.

An Epic Research analysis of 13,533 patients found those diagnosed with gambling disorder were far more likely to carry depression, anxiety and substance use diagnoses.

A federal class action filed in Boston alleges DraftKings used machine learning to single out gamblers likely to lose more and then target them with promotions.

A new national campaign backed by two Democratic lawmakers wants federal standards for sports betting advertising, affordability checks and AI-driven promotions.

New York's attorney general and governor sue prediction market Kalshi as an illegal gambling operation, seeking up to $36 billion in penalties, forfeited gains, and restitution.

Pritzker signs SB 2749, folding gambling disorder into Illinois' Substance Use Disorder Act and unlocking state-funded treatment and prevention.

Texas is one of seven states that provide no funding for gambling addiction treatment. A surprising donation from Las Vegas Sands is helping fill the gap.

The POINTS Act would create a $50 million annual federal grant program for problem gambling treatment—the first dedicated funding stream as legal sports betting expands to 38 states.

Bipartisan POINTS Act would allocate $100M annually from sports betting taxes to prevention and treatment programs, marking the first dedicated federal investment in gambling disorder services.

Senate Bill 2749 passes committee with unanimous vote, expanding Illinois' addiction treatment framework to include problem gambling and mandating new prevention and recovery services statewide.